queen dowager en · NOUN
Meanings
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The widow of a king.
The new Royal Saloon rode roughly at first. It was originally a four-wheel carriage, and as such it was used by Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, but before the Queen [Queen Victoria] travelled in it the body was mounted on an eight-wheel frame.
1953 June, “Royal Railway Journeys”, in Railway Magazine, page 363:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| queen dowagers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| queens dowagers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| queens dowager | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
pl wdowa po królu (widow of a king) · vi vương thái hậu (widow of a king) · es reina viuda (widow of a king) · ga baintreach an rí (widow of a king) · fo einkjudrotning (widow of a king) · nb enkedronning (widow of a king) · de Königswitwe (widow of a king) · de Königinwitwe (widow of a king) · fi leskikuningatar (widow of a king) · pt rainha viúva (widow of a king) · ru вдо́вствующая короле́ва (widow of a king) · cmn 王太后 (widow of a king)